October 18, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Sinicki, Ohnstad,
C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Bare, Cabrera, Clancy, Conley, Considine,
Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Madison,
Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Shelton,
Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter,
L. Johnson, Agard, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer,
Taylor and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Government Accountability and
Oversight.
AB509,1,9 1An Act to repeal 84.54 and 86.51; to amend 66.0129 (5), 66.0903 (1) (c), 66.0903
2(1) (f), 66.0903 (1) (j), 66.0903 (1m) (b), 103.005 (12) (a), 103.503 (1) (a), 103.503
3(1) (e), 103.503 (2), 103.503 (3) (a) 2., 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (a), 111.322 (2m)
4(b) and 978.05 (6) (a); to repeal and recreate 66.0903 (1) (g) and 103.503 (1)
5(g); and to create 19.36 (12), 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and
6(im), 66.0903 (2) to (12), 84.41 (3), 103.49, 103.50, 104.001 (4), 106.04, 111.322
7(2m) (c), 227.01 (13) (t), 229.682 (2), 229.8275 and 946.15 of the statutes;
8relating to: prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing
9a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Prevailing wage
This bill requires that laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers
employed on the site of certain projects of public works be paid the prevailing wage
and not be required or allowed to work a greater number of hours per day and per
week than the prevailing hours of labor unless they are paid overtime for all hours
worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. Projects subject to the bill include
state and local projects of public works, including state highway projects, with

exceptions including projects below certain cost thresholds, minor service or
maintenance work, and certain residential projects. Under the bill, “prevailing wage
rate” is defined as the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly contribution for bona
fide economic benefits, paid for a majority of the hours worked in a trade or
occupation in the area in which the project is located, except that, if there is no rate
at which a majority of those hours is paid, “prevailing wage rate” means the average
hourly basic rate of pay, plus the average hourly contribution for bona fide economic
benefits, paid for the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in a trade or
occupation in the area. “Prevailing hours of labor" is defined as 10 hours per day and
40 hours per week, excluding weekends and holidays. The bill requires the
Department of Workforce Development to conduct investigations and hold public
hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly
employed on projects that are subject to the prevailing wage law and to inform itself
of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations,
in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The bill
contains certain other provisions regarding the calculation of prevailing wage rates
by DWD, including provisions allowing persons to request recalculations or reviews
of the prevailing wage rates determined by DWD.
The bill requires contracts and notices for bids for projects subject to the bill to
include and incorporate provisions ensuring compliance with the requirements. The
bill also establishes a requirement that state agencies and local governments post
prevailing wage rates and hours of labor in areas readily accessible to persons
employed on the project or in sites regularly used for posting notices.
The bill makes a contractor that fails to pay the prevailing wage rate or
overtime pay to an employee as required under the prevailing wage law liable to the
affected employee for not only the amount of unpaid wages and overtime pay, but also
for liquidated damages in an amount equal to 100 percent of the unpaid wages and
overtime pay.
Finally, the bill includes, for both state and local projects of public works,
provisions regarding coverage, compliance, enforcement, and penalties, including 1)
requirements for affidavits to be filed by contractors affirming compliance with the
prevailing wage law; 2) record retention requirements for contractors regarding
wages paid to workers and provisions allowing for the inspection of those records by
DWD; 3) liability and penalty provisions for certain violations, including criminal
penalties; and 4) provisions prohibiting contracts from being awarded to persons who
have failed to comply with the prevailing wage law.
Transportation projects
Under current law, for certain highway projects for which the Department of
Transportation spends federal money, federal money must make up at least 70
percent of the funding for those projects. DOT is required to notify political
subdivisions receiving aid for local projects whether the aid includes federal moneys
and how those moneys must be spent. For certain projects that receive no federal
money, DOT may not require political subdivisions to comply with any portion of
DOT's facilities development manual other than design standards. Any local project
funded with state funds under the surface transportation program or the local bridge

program must be let through competitive bidding and by contract to the lowest
responsible bidder. The bill repeals all of these requirements.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB509,1 1Section 1 . 19.36 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB509,3,112 19.36 (12) Information relating to certain employees. Unless access is
3specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority may not provide access
4to a record prepared or provided by an employer performing work on a project to
5which s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 103.50 applies, or on which the employer is otherwise
6required to pay prevailing wages, if that record contains the name or other personally
7identifiable information relating to an employee of that employer, unless the
8employee authorizes the authority to provide access to that information. In this
9subsection, “personally identifiable information" does not include an employee's
10work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on
11such a project.
AB509,2 12Section 2 . 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,3,1713 66.0129 (5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
14contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital
15facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
16of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply
17to bids and contracts under this subsection.
AB509,3
1Section 3. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
2statutes are created to read:
AB509,4,113 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
4works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
5there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
6contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
7wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
8counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
9counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
10a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
11a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB509,4,1212 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB509,4,1313 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB509,4,1414 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB509,4,2215 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
16is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
17patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
18years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
19projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
20to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
21ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
22equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB509,4,2423 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
24103.49 (1) (br).
AB509,5,2
1(hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
2(1) (em).
AB509,5,43 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
4(fm).
AB509,4 5Section 4 . 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,5,76 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
7103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB509,5 8Section 5 . 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,5,109 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
10103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB509,6 11Section 6 . 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB509,5,1312 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
13(d).
AB509,7 14Section 7 . 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,5,1615 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
16meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB509,8 17Section 8 . 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB509,6,718 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
19other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
20mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
21funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
22paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
23prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
24purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
25s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section

1shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
2facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
3ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
4governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
5spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
6prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
7state
.
AB509,9 8Section 9 . 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB509,6,119 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
10of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
11governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB509,6,1212 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
AB509,6,1613 (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
14local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
15s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
16authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB509,6,2017 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
18purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
19of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
20remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
AB509,6,2421 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
22completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or
23dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
24or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB509,7,12
1(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
2before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
3erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
4works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
5trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
6conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
7occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
8to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
9for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
10each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
11days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
12local governmental unit.
AB509,7,1913 (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
14wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
15addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
16when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
17any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
18If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
19determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB509,8,220 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
21department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
22or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
23insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which
24case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
25103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.

1(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
2performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
AB509,8,113 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
4determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
5submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
6given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
7prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
8include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
9the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
10department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
11date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB509,8,2512 (br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
13unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
14of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
15determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
16showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
17the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
18occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
19is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
20or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
21the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
22performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
23department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department
24shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
25department receives the request for review.
AB509,9,13
1(dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a
2reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the
3prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
4the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any
5contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing
6wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
7physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
8minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
9prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
10wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
11prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or
12subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
13in force.
AB509,9,1514 (e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent that
15is subject to this section may do any of the following:
AB509,9,1816 1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the
17prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined
18under this subsection.
AB509,9,2319 2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a
20greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
21unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent pays
22the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate
23of at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.
AB509,9,25 24(4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
25section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined

1under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
2per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the
3employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
4at least 1.5 times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay:
AB509,10,65 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
6a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB509,10,127 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
8manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
9of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
10exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
11a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
12of the project.
AB509,10,2013 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
14manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
15establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
16supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
17not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
18this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
19(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
20worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB509,10,2521 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
22of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
23aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
24depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
25through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB509,11,4
12. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
2of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material
3or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil
4away from the site of the project.
AB509,11,75 (c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
6owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
7truck.
AB509,11,8 8(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB509,11,159 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
10of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which
11the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
12multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
13demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
14than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
15estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
AB509,11,1916 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local
17governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any
18contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for
19performing the work.
AB509,11,2120 (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
21and installation contract.
AB509,11,2422 (f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
23remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
24less.
AB509,12,6
1(g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
2of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
32 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
4approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
5a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or
6maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB509,12,12 7(8) Posting. A local governmental unit that has contracted for a project of
8public works shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
9prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) in at least
10one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees
11working on the project, or, if there is no common site on the project, at the place
12normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.
AB509,12,21 13(9) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit
14has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental
15unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination
16into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a
17minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department
18by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local
19governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file
20the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor
21within 30 days after the notice.
AB509,13,222 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
23payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
24the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied

1fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
2payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB509,13,173 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
4payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local
5governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
6complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
7received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
8subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
9the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes
10a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
11department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
12any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
13less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
14for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
15local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
16governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
17wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB509,13,23 18(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
19contractor's or subcontractor's agent that performs work on a project of public works
20that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
21the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described
22in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
23individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB509,14,724 (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
25and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or

1subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
2local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
3relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (4)
4for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the
5manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
6work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
7requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
AB509,14,218 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
9of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
10works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
11compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
12request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
13certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
14identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
15agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request that a
16contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit those records no more than once per
17calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor,
18subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a
19requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the
20department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under
21s. 19.35 (1).
AB509,15,222 (d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
23s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to a person who fails to provide any information to
24the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under
25sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other

1discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
2including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
AB509,15,9 3(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's
4or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the
5department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of
6pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any
7affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
8overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as
9provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB509,15,1810 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
11a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
12the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
13less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
14prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
15affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
16overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
17of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
18within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB509,16,419 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
20provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
21employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
22court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
23or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
24determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
25hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,

1the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
2employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
3compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
4unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
AB509,16,95 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
6employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
7in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in
8addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
9and costs to be paid by the defendant.
AB509,16,1310 (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., and 6., any contractor, subcontractor,
11or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may be fined not
12more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that
13any violation continues is a separate offense.
AB509,16,2214 2. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
15project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any
16part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the
17project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual
18for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the
19individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and
20on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of
21dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s.
22946.15 (1).
AB509,17,723 3. Any individual employed on a project of public works that is subject to this
24section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
25subcontractor's agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth

1in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the
2compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
3waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
4entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which
5the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section
6and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s.
7946.15 (2).
AB509,17,138 4. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
9project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages
10to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be
11deducted from the individual's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless
12the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is
13working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB509,17,1914 5. Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
15to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is
16entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay
17is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed
18under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject
19to 40 USC 3142.
AB509,17,2220 6. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any person who fails to provide any
21information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
22wage rates under sub. (3) (am) or (ar).
AB509,18,10 23(12) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department
24shall notify any local governmental unit applying for a determination under sub. (3)
25of the names of all persons that the department has found to have failed to pay the

1prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than
21.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
3hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include
4with each name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed
5to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the
6hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor.
7A local governmental unit may not award any contract to the person unless otherwise
8recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the
9department issued its findings or the date of final determination by a court of
10competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.
AB509,18,1611 (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
12of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public
13works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing
14wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times
15the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
16labor.
AB509,18,2017 (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent
18who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a
19case-by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process
20afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
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